235Bead StringersBritish MuseumAccession no: 1887-10-10-66 State: 11/11 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Printed by Whistler for Messrs Dowdeswell, London, for publication, 1886; given by Messrs Dowdeswell and Thibaudeau to the British Museum, London, 1887. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA52107 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | 226 x 152 mm |
| Note on size: | slightly unevenly cut edge; tab 32-50mm from left |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, slightly more at the bottom and right, unevenly wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | some dots and flecks, larger area at the bottom left corner and bottom right corner |
| Print note: | The ink appears as warm dark brown/black, slightly fainter impression. The shading is wearing down in the doorway, and on left cheek |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '37' above the door |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1885/1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1980805 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.